Savings bank



Aug. 30,1927. 4 1,640,569 H. J. HALVERSON ET AL SAVINGS BANK Filed Jann/a 1925 f2 '19 l la. o a

Patented Aug. se, 1927.

HENRY J. HALvnnscr-i .er-.Tn WILLIAM PORATION ILLINOIS.

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nanou) veUNssrnoi/r, on CHICAGO, ILLI- .y NoIs, AssIGNons 'ro NEW BUsINnssconronATIoN, or cnIcAGo, ILLINOIS, icon-Q sAvINss BANK.

i Application ileidl'anuary 7, 1925.' Serial No. 965.

Our invention relates to savings banks ot the small portable type vtor holdingy coins and bills, andthe general` object ot the inventicn ris to vprovide a device ot this character which is simply constructed and will readily admit the coins andfbills and securely retain them at'ter they have been inserted. Among the more speciiic objects it is my purpose to provide a cover Which may be closed and locked by merely pressing vit into its seat lupon the body of the container. .Another object is to provide a cover Ivhichis yeversible end for endso that it vmay be locked onto lthe container in either position. An-

other object is ,to provide av latchingr plate which is slotted to receive the coins and` which is held in latched position by springs which perform the additional function of re-' taining the coins after they are inserted.

We obtain our objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings-,-

in which 'Figure 1 is a side elevation partly insee* tion showing` the-complete device.

Figure 2 is a bottomplanvieiv alongthe line 2%2 Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an end view taken partly in section on the line 3-3 Figure 1.

Figure 1- is a perspective vieuT showing the under side of the cover. latching plate and associated parts.

Figure v5y is a perspective vievv showing' the under side of the latchingr plate. 1

Like numerals denote like parts through-K out the several views.

In the form selected to illustrate the invention the device includes a body 1 Which forms the container. Bypreterence it is Y elongated and is rabbeted atdthe upper inner 12on ,thevb'ody l n ble that the outline. of' the u cover plate be symmetrical with theV shoul plate is cut away at the central portionffuor accommodating the tension springs andassociate partsA .hereinafter mentioned.

u The'body 1 of the bank has two internal: shoulders 12` oppositely located near the top of the body. At onev end of the latch'ing plate is a tongue 14 'forpassing under one of said`shoi'ilders,and at they other end is a. bevelled projection or camf16'fo'r passing under the other shoulder for latching'the cover in 'placef'lhe purpose ofy thelcamvis' u tov cause the latching plateto bejrepulsd temporarily theV cover is being' pressedy intolplace onv the body.

The latch is normally urged into latching position by means ot tivo -helicalrtension springs 18, 19. These springs fare fasV i tened at one end to lugs 2() struck from the metal ot the latching plate 8. They are fas-V tened at the other end to lues 22'struck from the metal ot the cover plate 4. The result is' that they constantly urge the latching'plato in a *directionv to engage one of the shoulders'v It is desir dersv 12 at opposite ends 'ot the body, thus making the cover reversible endfor end.

`The Ytensionfspriups 18', 19 are arranged side by side adjacent to the coin slot` 6. Itis desirable that they be enclosed' in tubularY sections 27. These permit the springs to be flexed laterally to permit the coins tobe Y inserted lthroupfhfthe slot, and at thesame time reduce the friction of the coins as theyv are beinginserted. They'have the further advantage' of more completely closing the slot, for in practice they normally lie in tangential rcontact with` each other or approximately'so.` i V -l A keyhole slot 24 formed-inthe cover plate adjacentto the latchinir cam 16. The latchingr plate has a corresponding slot 26- Awith the-resulty that when a'key is inserted and rotated it will retract the latching plate and cause the cam 16 to disengage the shoulder 12. f

, In practice, When it is desired to close the bank one end of4 the cover plate is first lowered into position on the body with the tongue 14 hooked under a shoulder 12; The

other end of the cover is-then pressed downward, the shoulder 12 acting upon cani 16, repulsing the latching plate to perInt the cani to clear the shoulder, whereupon the lat-ch plate vwill snap into locking position as shown in Figure l. The cover cannot thereafter be `removed except b y the aid of a key. Thusl it will be observed that to close and lock the bank all that is necessary is to cause the tongue 14 to engage either of the shoulders l2 and thereafter press the locking plate into its seated posit-ion -upon thebody of the bank.

The construct-ion is both simple andv durable. he'spri ngs are inade to perforn'i vthe dual function of urging the latching plate to :acting position and to guard the coin slot to prevent the issue of coins out throughi-t, Normally the coin slot will be entirely closed and therefore there is no opportunity for thin coins .toslip out. The device as a whole presents an attractive appearance, especially when-the body isfin the form of an elongated hexagon, as illustrated.. The cover., when yin position is flush with the top of `th-e body thus producing smooth top and rmaking it practically impossible to insert a prying tool between the cover and the body.

. Having thus described our invention what we claim asnew and desire to secure' by Letp ters Patent is:

1. A savings bank having a body, a cover having a coin slot, a lat-ch plate slidably mounted on the under side of the cover and long enough to vsimultaneously engage the body at diametrically `opposite points .to hold the cover locked in place, and springs connecting the cover and the latching plate for urging the latter toward locking position, said springs bein-g` arranged parallel andadgacent to each other beneath the coin Vslots. for preventing issue of the ycontents of the bank. y

- 2. A savings bank having a. body, a cover having a Ycoin slot. a latch plateV slidably mounted on the under side of the cover and long enough to simultaneously engage theV body `at diainetrically opposite points to hold the cover locked in place, springs connec/ting vthe cover and the latching plate for urging the latter toward locking` position.

said springs being arranged parallel and adjacent to each other beneath the coin slots for preventing issue of `the contents yof the bank, and a set of short hollow cylinders encircling the springs and the cylinders on the two springs being normally held tan-v gential to eachother by said springs, the latching plate being cut away at the central portion for permitting the cylinders to lie closely .adjacent to the under side yof the cover.

A savings bank having' a body which is internally rabbeted at the upper rim, said body being provided with two oppositely tmigues sliding into and out ofengagement with the adjacent shoulder for locking and releasing .the cover, and thel other.` tongue maintaining a sliding engagement with theV remaining Vshoulder when the cover is in place to thereby hold itsportion of the cover seat-ed'regardless .of whether the opposite tongue is in engagement with its shoulder or not. l n

A savings bank having a body provided with an internal shoulder near the top,` a cover seating on the body and having a coin slot, a latch plate .slidably mounted on` said cover and being slidable into and out of engagement with said shoulder, and a pair of springs arranged alongside of and beneath .said `slot for retaining the contents of the bank, one end of the springs being connected to the cover and the other endV to the latch .plate for urging the latter toward latching position.

5. A savings bank having a body provided with an internal shoulder near. the top7 a cover plate seating on the body and having` a coin slot.y a latch plate slidably mounted on the'under side of the cover and movable into r`and out of engagement .with

'said shoulder, a pair of helical tension HENRY J. HALVERSON. i WILLIAM HAROLD, YOUNGSTROMQ soY 

